Paste-box.



0. DREHER.

ASTE BOX.

APPLIOATION FILED APR.30,1909.

Patented May 17, 1910.

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OSCAR DREHER, 0F STROUDSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

PASTE-BOX.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 17, 1910.

Application filed April 30, 1909. Serial No. 493,111.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, OSCAR DREI-IER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Stroudsburg, in the county of Monroe and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and Improved Paste-Box, of which the following is afull, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to certain improvements in paste boxes, and more particularly to that type of paste box shown in my prior Patent, No. 864,628, issued August 27, 1907. In the specific form of box illustrated in my prior patent, I provide two compartments, one of which receives the paste and the other of which receives the brush in a substantially horizontal position.

The object of my present invention is to so construct the brush holder that the brush will be automatically raised from a substantially horizontal position to an inclined position, as the cover of the box is raised. This brings the handle of the brush to an elevated position above the top of the box, so that it may be readily grasped ready for use.

Other important features of my present invention involving the construction of the box and the arrangement of the water chamber whereby the brush is kept moist to the desired extent yet does not become saturated with water, will be set forth hereinafter.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures, and in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of the box with the cover in its open position; Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section through the box, showing in dotted lines the cover in its partially open position, said section being taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 3; and Fig. 3 is a transverse section on the line 3-8 of Fig. 2.

The box proper may be made of any suit-' able material and in detail may be substantially as illustrated in my prior patent, but preferably, it is formed of porcelain with parallel front and back walls 10 and 11, parallel end walls 12 and 13, a bottom 1d, and a partition 15. The partition extends parallel to the front and back walls of the chipped away or broken.

box and is somewhat nearer to the front wall than it is to the back wall. The partition subdivides the interior of the box into two separate chambers or compartments 16 and 17, the former adapted to re ceive the paste and the latter adapted to receive the brush. The lower portion of the brush compartment serves to receive the water or other liquid for moistening the brush, and within the compartment is a holder for the brush, serving to support the latter in a substantially horizontal position but out of the liquid. The brush and water compartment 17 is subdivided by a transversely-extending partition 18 integral with the adjacent portions of the porcelain walls. This partition terminates below the top of the partition 15 and serves to subdivide the lower portion of the compartment 17 into two separate water chambers. These chambers may communicate with each other through a V-shaped notch or recess 19 cut through the partition. The partition 18 is nearer to the end 12 of the box than it is to the opposite end, and the compartment or chamber intermediate the partition 18 and the end of the box serves to receive a bibulous material for directly supporting the bristles of the brush. This bibulous material is preferably a wick 19 placed on edge and bent to serpentine form. The upper edge of the wick extends above the top of the partition 18 and above the normal water level in the compartment 17. The partition 18 tends to prevent the water from slopping back and forth in the compartment 17 when the box is moved, but the aperture 19- in the partition permits the water to gain access to the wick as long as there is any water whatsoever in the compartment.

The box is provided with a suitable hinged cover 20, which is preferably formed of metal. To facilitate the attachment of the cover, the upper edge of the box is provided with a metal binding 21, which also protects the upper edge of the porcelain and prevents the latter from becoming The cover. is hinged along one edge of this binding strip and may carry a suitable packing gasket 22, so that when the cover is closed, the box will be substantially air-tight. A gasket 23 may be employed intermediate the binding strip and the sides of the box, to prevent the binding strip from becoming loosened or detached. The edge opposite to the hinge is provided with a small catch or fastener Qet, which tends to hold the cover in its closed position and against the action of the spring brush support. This spring brush support serves to support the brush in a substantially horizontal position above the water level in the compartment 17, and with the bristles of the brush in engagement with the upper surface of the wick 19. The brush support also operates to automatically raise the handle of the brush above the top of the box as soon as the cover is open. The specific form of brush support illustrated includes a sheet metal clip 25 inclosing a portion of the upper edge of the partition 15. This metal clip is adjacent the end of the box having the bibulous material 19. The clip carries a spring wire 26 extending lengthwise of the compartment and adjacent the upper edge of the partition 15. The end of the wire adjacent the opposite end of the box is provided with a hook or receiver 27 extending at substantially right angles to the general direction of the wire and transversely of the compartment 17 so as to receive the handle of the brush. The spring wire is so formed and is of such strength that when the cover of the box is opened, the hook-shaped end 27 raises the handle of the brush out of the box to a position above the level of the top of the box, as illustrated in Fig. 1 and in dotted lines in Fig. 2. As the cover of the box is closed, it contacts with the handle of the brush and forces the latter downwardly against the resistance of the spring, to the position shown in Fig. 2. The cover is retained in its closed position by the catch 24, but as soon as this catch is released, the spring wire tends to swing the box cover upwardly. The spring wire thus serves the triple function of a brush support, a brush elevator, and a box lid opener. The raising or lowering of the brush by the holder 26, affects only the handle end of the brush, that is, the bristles of the brush remain in contact with the bibulous material 19, irrespective of the position of the cover 20. The holder elevates only the handle end of the brush and tips it from a substantially horizontal position to an inclined position, so that the handle of the brush may be readily grasped the instant the cover is raised.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. A container having a brush compartment, a bibulous material for supporting the bristles end of the brush, and a resilient holder for supporting the handle end of the 1 brush and operating to automatically raise the handle of the brush upon the opening of the container.

2. A container having a brush compartment, a cover for said container, means for supporting and moistening the bristles end of a brush, and means operating to lift the handle of the brush and open the cover of the container upon the release of said cover.

3. A container having a compartment for paste or the like, and a brush compartment, a partition subdividing the brush compartment into two sections, a bibulous material within one of said sections and serving to support the bristles of a brush, and means within the other section for supporting the handle of the brush, said means operating to automatically raise said handle upon the opening of the container.

4. A container having a compartment for paste or the like, and a brush compartment, a partition subdividing the brush compartment into two sections, a bibulous material within one of said sections and serving to support the bristles of a brush, and means within the other section for supporting the handle of the brush, said last-mentioned section serving to receive water for moistening the bibulous material and said partition having an aperture therethrough for said Water.

5. A holder for paste or the like, comprising a container having a substantially vertical partition subdividing the container into two open-top compartments, a cover for said container, and means disposed within one of said compartments for supporting a brush in a substantially horizontal position and operating to tilt the brush and elevate the handle thereof upon the opening of the cover.

6. A holder for paste or the like, comprising a container subdivided into two compartments, a cover for said container, and means secured to one of the walls of one of said compartments for supporting a brush in a substantially horizontal position and operating to raise the handle of the brush above the top of the container upon the opening of the cover.

7. In combination, a container having a compartment adapted to receive a brush, a cover for said compartment, and means within said compartment and unattached to said cover for engaging with the brush adjacent the handle thereof, to support the same and operating to automatically raise the handle of the brush above the opening of the cover, to permit said handle to be more readily grasped.

8. A container having a compartment for paste or the like, and a brush compartment, a partition subdividing the brush compartment into two sections, a bibulous material within one of said sections and serving to name to this specification in the presence of support }the liristles of afbrush, and meailis two subscribing Witnesses. Within t e ot 1er section or su ortin t e handle of the brush, the brusli being nor- OSCAR DREHER' 5 mally retained substantially in a horizontal Witnesses:

position. J. E. HILL,

In testimony whereof I have signed my J. FRANK DREHER. 

